FATE 1: LOVE, LIES AND FATE - COMPLETED 2018

Chapter 18

HEAVEN time is different from Earth time. Their years are only half a day for them, their days are merely just minutes and their months are only just hours. He had already witnessed a lot of things that happened on Earth but he wasn't allowed to do anything. Really? Well, 'yon ang sabi ng ama niya, who's known to his famous name on earth as Mr. Destiny.

Wala siyang amor sa trabahong 'yon not 'till he overheard his father and Keeper, his father's obedient assistant talking behind his back. He knew it! Alam niyang pwede niyang gamitin ang kapangyarihan niya. Just that, his father doesn't trust his way of judgment.

According to the law of Destiny, Darwin Jezrael Fate, the handsome son of Tandang Tadhana has the right to spread love and happy endings. Bawal ang bitter sa diksyunaryo ni Darwin. He will ship all deserving couple with our without the consent of his father. 'Cause he is that great and awesome!

Inisa-isang tignan ni Darwin ang mga larawang tila lumulutang na nakadikit sa transparent wall ng malaking silid ng Destiny's Department, specifically the Love Room. Nagsilbi 'yong malaking TV sa apat na sulok na silid na 'yon. The pictures are connected with the red strings of fate.

There are actually three destiny rooms: the love, career, and death. Ang tatlong 'yon ay pinamamahalaan ng ama niya. He was assigned with the love room, the two other rooms are managed by his two older siblings. Dreanna for career and End for death. But as of now, ginawa pa siyang secretary ng kanyang ama. Again, wala raw siyang fair judgment at mas kritikal daw ang usaping pag-ibig. Edi wow!

Pinagdaop niya ang dalawang kamay sa likod at pinakatitigan ang mga mukhang pinagko-connect ng mga red strings. He leaned closer to this one particular pair. Kumunot ang noo niya dahil 'tila nawawala ang kulay ng string na nagkokonekta sa dalawa.

"Keeper," tawag niya sa assistant ng ama niya.

"Oh bakit Darwin?" mabilis naman siya nitong nilapitan. Kipkip nito ang isang modern type of clip board na hindi pa nailalabas sa Earth. It was similar to a tablet with the same size and design of a clipboard. "May problema ba?"

"Nagtataka ako, kasi matagal ko nang napapansin na may mga red strings na nawawala. Look at the red strings of these two." Itinuro niya ang papawalang connection ng dalawa. "The red strings of these two are fading. I've seen like this before some remain and some just vanished."

"Hmm," may kung ano itong tinignan sa tab nito. Lumabas ang hologram profile ng tinutukoy niyang couple mula sa clipboard nito. "Allysa Alonzo and Lance del Valle." Usal nito bigla. "Oh, something happened with their fate lines just an hour ago."

"What happened?"

"I've checked the screens kanina, there was a misunderstanding. It was cause by Allysa's identical twin Alyce, who is driven by her own greed and selfishness."

"But why is it fading? Does that mean, wala na silang pag-asa na dalawa?"

"It depends, humans are unpredictable." Keeper shrugged. "Hindi lang naman ito ang unang case ng mga fading red strings. Wala naman tayong magagawa roon dahil nasa itaas pa rin ang huling pasya. Human minds are complicated, only the Supreme Being can understand them." Tukoy nito sa creator ng dalawang mundo. "So I don't question why things turns out bad or good for them."

Naigala niya ang tingin sa buong paligid. There are trillions of pair occupying the whole big screen, but here he was, stressing himself with one pair. At nabubwesit pa siya sa mga sagot nitong si Keeper. May point naman ito but what he don't agree with is, how could an innocent people suffer the effect of someone's selfishness? That's absurd!Noon pa man ay 'di na niya gusto ang mga ganoong eksena.